Downtown Orlando Project Discussion

[smileguy]

I love it. Now I'd like to see the city spruce up Constitution Green and make it more park like.

 

What would you like to see? Is this an active park with outdoor fitness equipment, a splashpad or playground?  Or a passive park with benches and internal trails? Should it be set up as an event lawn with power connections? Should it get restroom facilities? 

[jack]

The City needs to buy the land if they want to do anything on it. Sooner or later, someone will build on it. 

[spenser1058]

The ugly duplexes at Summerlin and Jackson are all but history at long last. That's one bit of local history I certainly won't miss.

[sunshine]

The City needs to buy the land if they want to do anything on it. Sooner or later, someone will build on it. 

 

I hope they are smart enough to buy the land. Downtown Orlando needs green space.

[prahaboheme]

I'd love to see a Savannah style square at Constitution Green. 

This townhouse project has Savannah-esque qualities.

[orlandoguy]

Finally, a new office tower on the way?

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-downtown-office-20140710,0,7525176.story

[Bungalower-MattBroffman]

Finally, a new office tower on the way?

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-downtown-office-20140710,0,7525176.story

 

nope..just speculation...I leave that up to those crazy people on message boards...oh wait

[prahaboheme]

I would think that whenever we get another office tower in the CBD, it is going to be CNL III.

[Jernigan]

Capital Plaza III is the other site the article refers to.

[jrs2]

Yeah, you know, I wonder if this changes anything for Pizzutti's plans on The Sevens.

 

And, I would think that between Highwood properties and CNL, one of those two powerhouses would be next as well.

Edited July 11, 2014 by jrs2

[tm68]

Ironically, it was CNL 2 and Capital Plaza 2 that led the construction boom in the late 90s-early 2000s, and then the residential towers followed.

[jrs2]

^^

so then maybe it is a cycle as they say.

[tm68]

Driving down I-4 this weekend and pretty sure that the concord Lexington apartments are under construction. There is definitely heavy machinery and construction going on. Any one else see or able to confirm?

5 - story just over 100 units.

[Bungalower-MattBroffman]

Driving down I-4 this weekend and pretty sure that the concord Lexington apartments are under construction. There is definitely heavy machinery and construction going on. Any one else see or able to confirm?

5 - story just over 100 units.

Yes. I've gotten a bunch of e-mails about it and just keep forgetting to post. (well forgetting to take a picture...I'll head over today )

[OrlFlaUsa]

Where is said project?

[smileguy]

Where is said project?

 

Concord and Lexington.  Between Crowne Plaza and Orlando Tech, west of I-4.

[jliv]

I assume this is it...

 

[tm68]

well good news that another project is out of the ground, adding more residents to the core.

 

while the location is okay now, it will certainly improve greatly when creative village is built out.

[Bungalower-MattBroffman]

Here's the update with renderings... http://bungalower.com/2014/07/ask-bungalower-whats-happening-west-i4-concord-downtown/

[John Hargrove]

The real important thing here is I have something else to look at from my balcony.

 

That is, after all, what matters.

 

Skyhouse is dead to me.

[John Hargrove]

Breaking: Sale of Valencia College's historic downtown building closes

 

 

http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/2014/07/breaking-sale-of-valencia-colleges-historic.html

Edited July 15, 2014 by castorvx

[Jernigan]

Whoa. Was reading this article from OBJ about Mingos expanding and caught this line about Renaissance hotel coming across from the Amway Center?

Is this news and is this new construction or the renovation of the old Sheraton/Marriott?

[Bungalower-MattBroffman]

renovation of the old hotel next to the old amway.

[demon]

Anyone know if the pedestrian overpass will be at just Orange & Colonial or will it also be at Magnolia & Colonial for cyclists heading north?

[Bungalower-MattBroffman]

Anyone know if the pedestrian overpass will be at just Orange & Colonial or will it also be at Magnolia & Colonial for cyclists heading north?

Just colonial....we have a map in our original story on Bungalower -->> http://bungalower.com/2014/03/colonial-drive-pedestrian-bridge-to-connect-urban-trail-to-downtowns-gertrudes-walk/

 

As of that time they didn't have the money yet for phase 4.